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LIGHTWEIGHT LOW VOLUME INTEGRATED SPACECRAFT STRUCTURES AND ENERGY STORAGE

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Army
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 12595
Amount: $49,949.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1990
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
7375 Boston Blvd - Ste 110
Springfield, VA 22153
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Robert Leitner
 (703) 569-1141
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Research Institution
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Abstract

A RECENT BREAKTHROUGH IN THERMOPLASTIC MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY NOW PERMITS PRACTICAL, LIGHTWEIGHT, LOW VOLUME INTEGRATED STRUCTURE/ ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS TO BE FABRICATED. THESE MATERIALS WILL PERMIT SPACECRAFT WEIGHT AND VOLUME SAVINGS WHICH ARE NOT POSSIBLE WITH ANY OTHER SEPARATE STRUCTURE/SECONDARY BATTERY COMBINATION WHICH IS NOW UNDER CONSIDERATION. THIS PROPOSAL DESCRIBES A PHASE I CONCEPT FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS AND MATERIAL LABORATORY DEMONSTRATION. PHASE II WILL DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY AND PAYOFFS OF A PROTOTYPE INTEGRATED "POWER STRUCTURE."

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